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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1910
Page
3
A 15 year old Topeka youth named Lars Crowly began on September 2, 1907 a trek around the nation’s border and completed the journey November 16, 1908. He reports traveling 12580 miles and recording the signatures of over 1300 travelers in his register. Ample mention is made of Bickel’s Anti-Convitive Syrup as a popular remedy for coughs and throat ailments.
A short dialogue presents a riddle where the pupil counts eggs in four dozen and proposes five freed ones five doubtful ones and two bad om. The names Neveland Loewier appear as likely misreadings in the OCR text.
A fragment from the Boston Transcripts records a humorous rural exchange about burial beliefs. The speaker, claiming Methodist upbringing, jokes about preferring a Baptist graveyard while noting they are not yet dead, with other characters named Uncle Ben and U. B. joining the banter.
Pazo Gintment promises to cure any case of itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days or a full refund. This offer claims relief and guarantees results for 50 cents.
A Philadelphia Inquirer item recalls a mother offering a child a final piece of chicken and a shared wishbone. The girl wishes for more food while the mother grants a playful hope that the wish will come true if the bolt of hunger is broken in two.
The Beverly twins Fred and Frank are indistinguishable to neighbors and even their mother. A caller asks how she tells them apart. She says when she hears a noise in the pantry and calls Fred, only Frank answers, revealing who is where.
Reports from Larder Lake indicate Operations on Combined Goldfields claims yield strong results. Engineers say reefs on two claims run 30 feet wide and stripped 200 feet, another reef 200 feet wide and stripped 600 feet. Yearly development averages $8 to $9 assay. Some foresee matching Treadwell mine records.
A chaotic scene in a mining town pits a traveling salesman against locals after he hawks personalized toothpicks with flavors like rose or tutti frutti. The mayor and crowd clash, culminating in a brawl as the town rejects the vendor’s gimmick and declares the old bowie knife as the preferred tool.
A four pane display or feature is noted at a market event with attendees arranging items in a chamber or stall setup. The fragment references a chal and meet details, indicating a small local gathering with informal proceedings.
A witty exchange among English towns complains of mail mixups as letters addressed to places like Newcastle upon Tyne Leeds Castle Halifax Boston Lincoln and London end up in the wrong towns. The dialogue cites multiple misaddressed letters and the confusion across counties and towns named after cities in North America and Ireland, highlighting postal navigation quirks.
At the Royal College of Science in Dublin, experiments show a tuning fork influencing falling water jets. Without vibration drops vary in size and spacing. with the fork contact, drops form in regular sequence matching the fork’s vibrations, producing patterns from orderly strings to continuous jets.
Lady Dorothy Nevill revealed a habit of using a knife and fork for oysters sparking scandal. Sitting beside the Prince of Wales she apologized for her alleged crime and received a gift the next morning a case of oyster knives with a royal note.
A painter discovers Whistler hung his work upside down in the autumn salon. The artist curses aloud but Whistler whispers that the committee refused the correct orientation, making the reversal deliberate.
An ornate wooden door knocker in the Bella Coola area portrays a man with a hammerlike arm position. An inscription honors Chief Clelamen who died in July 1893, noting a December 1892 potlatch where blankets and canoes valued at 4000 dollars were given away. Potlatch customs, once restricted by British Columbia law, varied from aristocratic gifts to cultus offerings.
Judge MacMahon recalled an Assize Court scene in a Toronto old court house on Adelaide Street. A juror, unsure where to sit, walked to the prisoner’s dock and entered. The man proved to be an old offender, three previous convictions, who followed instinct when told to take the box.
A collection of flags from 1812 era Canadian forces is stored in a new archives building. The banners include the 4th and 5th Regiments Upper Canada militia, 100th Artillery, Royal Emigrants, 1st Canadian Regiment, Quebec militia of 1775, and Royal Engineers. Several flags are heavily tattered, showing fierce battles fought, with the Royal Emigrants flags notably handmade on wool squares with lance poles. Dr. Doughty now safeguards these historic emblems from the Militia Department.
The Countess of Minto and her husband survived a bomb attack in India. She once traveled from Ottawa to Montreal by train and camped overnight. She rode the cowcatcher of a locomotive to snap fast moving scenery. On another occasion a wing of her sleeping house caught fire and her husband rescued her at the last moment.
The city editor assigns a new reporter to cover Gotrox who reportedly fought with three officers and is held for resisting an officer. Gotrox urges keeping the incident out of the papers to spare his mother.
An advertisement touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a powerful medicine with six essential oils concentrated in each bottle. It claims thousands testify to pain relief and health benefits, noting value beyond mere cheapness.
A brief exchange shows a caregiver asked if fresh water was given to goldfish named Anna. The reply states the fish have not finished the prior provision.
A reader praises Minard's Liniment Limited Gentiamen for relief during a severe LaGrippe attack and notes repeated effectiveness in inflammation.
In the gray light a traveler confronts a night clerk over a claimed poor bed. The clerk insists beds differ not, while the guest suspects a snorer in the next room makes the stay intolerable. The exchange highlights lodging woes and stubborn service.
In a nautical tale from years past, Sally Ann under Capt Spooner nears shallow flats on the Connecticut river. Mate Comstock urges caution, but the captain orders on. The anchor drops with a clash as the craft luffs up and men prepare to hold position, while a crewman notes his duty to anchor.
The Cleveland Leader quotes a party motto urging to turn the rascals out and jokes that that party has turned out more rascals than others, highlighting sharp partisan banter in local political discourse.
Mothers of young children are urged to keep Baby's Own Tablets on hand to ease fretfulness, feverishness, and teething related discomforts. The ad asserts the product safe with a government analyst endorsement and cites Mrs. Ed Suddard of Haldimand Quebec as a long time user. Sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A humorous quip contrasts editors and doctors noting editors apologize for mistakes while doctors bury them. It jokes that editors face lawsuits and fumes, doctors have funerals, and that editors must spell long words while doctors may use them without understanding meaning.
A period advertisement asserts that Parmelee's Vegetable Pills relieve indigestion and restore focus. It promises a course of treatment will convince the user of their excellence and claims they will do all that is promised.
The poet Robert Burns held that an ideal wife combines ten parts. Four parts represent good temper two parts common sense one part keen intellect one part beauty of person and two parts relate to family fortune or education.
A Birmingham schoolteacher explains the term booking to pupils then asks a boy about buying tickets. The student mishears and answers that a seaside day requires one to pawn his tools, delivering a humorous punchline to the lesson.
A New York Times anecdote shows a poor Southern Black man seeking pigs and aid from a white neighbor. The tale centers on generosity, humor, and a blunt confession about meat, hunger, and the death of a pig from a wrenching harvest.
A family scene unfolds as Willie’s father scolds him for swearing heard on the street. The father storms upstairs in anger but stumbles on the stairs, and the mother calmly ends the episode with a gentle quip, saying he has learned enough for one lesson.
Mrs Babbleton recalls a woman who divorced her husband. The court of public opinion notes she only learned his true character after he generously handled the alimony. The Chicago Journal quote underscores the irony of recognized kindness after separation.
A Life quote reflects on adversity as defense against trouble. It suggests you can wear out sour clothes and avoid visitors and persecution. It notes impostors avoid you, enables temperance, saves debt and headaches, and helps you value a true friend.
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